“[W]hat we watched this last week in Charlottesville and the reaction to it by the president of...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:25:00 PDTCalifornia police killed 157 people last year — more than a third of them in L.A. County — report saysAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/la-me-ln-report-california-fatal-police-encounters-20170817-story.html
California's attorney general says 157 people died during encounters with police in the state last year — and more than a third of those deaths occurred in L.A. County.

A report released Thursday by state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra marks the first time California has publicly released statewide...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:45:00 PDTTo eliminate mistakes, USC acts like a startup: 'I came up with this new app,' Tee Martin saysZach Helfandhttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-usc-football-mistakes-20170817-story.html
Like an entrepreneur entering a venture capitalist’s boardroom, USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin walked into a recent receivers meeting with an announcement.

"He said, ‘Uh, I came up with this new app,’" receiver Deontay Burnett recalled.

As of Wednesday, the receivers had it downloaded onto...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:30:00 PDTFairfield, Conn., pitcher steps up in key situation at Little League World SeriesAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-little-league-world-series-20170817-story.html
Chris Cartnick hit four home runs and drove in 10 runs for New Jersey in its Mid-Atlantic regional tournament. Ethan Righter of Connecticut struck out 18 batters in 9 1/3 innings in the New England regional.

On Thursday, in the first inning of their first game at the Little League World Series,...

Killjoys As the Killjoys plan to execute a high-risk theft on a well-armored convoy,...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:00:00 PDTRankings mean little in U.S. Amateur at RivieraMike Jameshttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-us-mens-amateur-20170817-story.html
There’s a common refrain among golfers that the challenges, nuances and tricky kikuyu rough of Riviera Country Club identify the best players in the game, and it has a list of winners that back that up: Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson.

Of course, their victories...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:50:00 PDTTrump redoubles support for Confederate memorials and opposition to two GOP senatorshttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-essential-washington-updates-201708-htmlstory.html
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:57:00 PDTNavy fires top two officers of U.S. destroyer for collision that killed seven sailorsW.J. Henniganhttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-essential-washington-updates-navy-fires-two-officers-of-destroyer-1503012966-htmlstory.html
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:57:00 PDTTensions grow inside ACLU over defending free-speech rights for the far rightMatt Pearcehttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-aclu-tensions-20170817-story.html
It was 1934 and fascism was on the march not only in Europe but in America. People who admired Adolf Hitler, who had taken power in Germany, formed Nazi organizations in the United States.

The American Civil Liberties Union, represented by lawyers who were Jewish, faced an existential question:...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:55:00 PDTPolice investigating double killing in South L.A.Nicole Santa Cruzhttp://www.latimes.com/la-me-double-killing-southla-20170817-story.html
Detectives were investigating a fatal shooting Thursday in South Los Angeles that left two men dead, authorities said.

The shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of East 84th Place in the Florence area, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.

Two men, ages 19 and 20, were walking...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:50:00 PDTFor Jewish Americans, echoes of the Holocaust and anger over Trump's response to CharlottesvilleMark Z. Barabak, Michael Finneganhttp://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-charlottesville-jews-20170817-story.html
Dina Chernick had just arrived for breakfast Thursday at a Jewish deli in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, but she already had a bad case of indigestion. She could thank President Trump for that.

“Here’s this guy and he’s talking about uniting the country and then he makes these terribly divisive...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:48:00 PDTEx-Dolphins CB Sean Smith charged with felony assault and batterySam Farmerhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-raiders-sean-smith-arrest-20170817-story.html
Oakland Raiders cornerback Sean Smith was arrested Thursday and charged with assault and battery following a July 4 altercation with his sister’s boyfriend in Old Town Pasadena, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced.

Smith, 30, who signed a $40-million, four-year deal last...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:40:00 PDTRaiders' Sean Smith arrested, charged with assault in PasadenaSam Farmerhttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-raiders-sean-smith-arrest-20170817-story.html
Oakland Raiders cornerback Sean Smith was arrested Thursday and charged with assault and battery following a July 4 altercation with his sister’s boyfriend in Old Town Pasadena, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced.

Smith, 30, who signed a $40-million, four-year deal last...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:40:00 PDTMarried Alhambra couple sues employer, saying insurance was revoked because they're gayHailey Branson-Pottshttp://www.latimes.com/la-me-ln-same-sex-marriage-benefits-suit-20170817-story.html
An Alhambra couple has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against a former employer, alleging the company refused to provide spousal health insurance coverage because of their sexual orientation and rescinded previous coverage, leaving them with tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills....
]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:35:00 PDTPower grid operator offers alternatives to natural gas plant but at higher costIvan Pennhttp://www.latimes.com/la-fi-puente-natural-gas-plant-20170817-story.html
The manager of California’s electric grid told state regulators that clean energy could be substituted for a proposed natural gas plant in Ventura County but at a higher cost.

A 46-page report issued late Wednesday by the California Independent System Operator offered three alternatives to building...

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:30:00 PDTPersonal data of 1.8 million Chicago voters accidentally exposed by vendorJill Leovyhttp://www.latimes.com/la-fi-chicago-voter-data-20170817-story.html
Data on 1.8 million Chicago voters, including addresses, phone numbers and partial Social Security numbers, were left exposed on a downloadable cloud-storage site operated by an Omaha election-services company until a cybersecurity researcher discovered it, the company said Thursday.